College of Education
Lastinger Center for Learning
Funded Projects
Project Title: Vinik Early Learning Initiative
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: UF Foundation (Subcontract – Vinik Family Foundation Flow Through)
Project Period: 7/1/2021 – 6/30/2024
Award Amount: $3,000,000
Project Title: Pinellas County Early Learning Initiative (PELI)
Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: Pinellas County Schools
Project Period: 7/1/2021 – 6/30/2024
Award Amount: $329,750
Project Title: PDG-R Coaching/CoP Year 2
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: Florida’s Office of Early Learning (Subcontract – DHHS Flow Through)
Project Period: 7/1/2021 – 12/30/2021
Award Amount: $125,000
Project Title: PDG-R CCR&R Year 2
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: Florida’s Office of Early Learning (Subcontract – DHHS Flow Through)
Project Period: 7/1/2021 – 6/30/2022
Award Amount: $84,800
Project Title: Trident United Way CCLI Implementation: Johns Island 2021-2023
Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: Trident United Way
Project Period: 7/1/2021 – 6/30/2023
Award Amount: $90,000
Project Title: Support for the Coalition of Northwest Florida CoP Facilitators
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: Early Learning Coalition of Northwest Florida
Project Period: 1/1/2021 – 4/29/2021
Award Amount: $25,000
Project Title: Seminole Instructional Coaching Professional Development Year 9 Support
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: School Board of Seminole County
Project Period: 7/1/2021 – 6/30/2022
Award Amount: $18,150
Project Title: ECS Support for CoachJAX 2021
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: Episcopal Children’s Services
Project Period: 6/1/2021 – 9/30/2021
Award Amount: $11,500
Project Title: Support for ECS Head Start Participants
Principal Investigator: Jennifer Park-Jadotte
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: Episcopal Children’s Services
Project Period: 10/15/2020 – 8/31/2021
Award Amount: $75,000
Project Title: COVID-19 Baseline Data Collection and Planning Grant
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert
Co-PI(s): Catherine Cavanaugh, Pengfei Zhao (SHDOSE)
Funding Agency: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Project Period: 10/23/2020 – 10/15/2021
Award Amount: $145,797
Project Title: PDG-R CCR & R
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: Florida’s Office of Early Learning (Subcontract – DHHS Flow Through)
Project Period: 8/26/2020 – 6/30/2022
Award Amount: $84,800
Project Title: Charleston Comprehensive Literacy Initiative (CCLI Part IV)
Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen
Co-PI(s): Philip Poekert
Funding Agency: Charleston County School District (Subcontract – South Carolina Department of Education Flow Through)
Project Period: 9/1/2020 – 12/31/2021
Award Amount: $228,890
Project Title: Calcasieu Parish Believe and Prepare: Early Childhood Courses 20-21
Principal Investigator: Jennifer Park-Jadotte
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: Children First Professional Development Center (Subcontract – Louisiana Department of Education Flow Through)
Project Period: 9/1/2019 – 12/31/2021
Award Amount: $98,000
Project Title: Flamingo Literacy Matrix Professional Development 2020-2021
Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen
Co-PI(s): Philip Poekert
Funding Agency: Florida Department of Education
Project Period: 10/13/2020 – 8/31/2022
Award Amount: $2,000,000
Project Title: Pinellas County Professional Development Support
Principal Investigator: Paige Pullen
Co-PI(s): Philip Poekert
Funding Agency: Pinellas County
Project Period: 5/15/2020 – 6/30/2023
Award Amount: $458,000
Project Title: MA Strongstart New Profit
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: New Profit, Inc.
Project Period: 3/1/2020 – 6/30/2024
Award Amount: $1,000,000
Project Title: MA Strongstart ECSO
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care
Project Period: 5/21/2020 – 6/30/2022
Award Amount: $1,088,333
Project Title: OEL Health and Safety Modules
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: Florida Office of Early Learning (Subcontract – Administration for Children and Families Flow Through)
Project Period: 4/30/2020 – 7/30/2023
Award Amount: $225,500
Project Title: James Patterson Literacy Challenge Phase 2: Advancing the Trajectory of Reading Proficiency
Principal Investigator: Holly Lane (SSESPECS)
Co-PI(s): Philip Poekert, Paige Pullen (SSESPECS)
Funding Agency: UF Foundation (James Patterson Foundation Flow Through)
Project Period: 7/1/2020 – 6/30/2023
Award Amount: $4,500,000
Project Title: Study Edge Algebra Nation
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: Study Edge
Project Period: 7/1/2019 – 6/30/2024
Award Amount: $2,750,000
Project Title: Development and Pilot Evaluation of Bully Prevention Training Modules for Special and General Education Teachers: Impact on Teacher Awareness, Self-Efficacy, and Student Outcomes
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert
Co-PI(s): Walter Leite (SHDOSE)
Funding Agency: University of North Carolina (Subcontract – IES Flow Through)
Project Period: 8/20/2019 – 6/30/2023
Award Amount: $471,173
Project Title: Early Learning Florida – SR974
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: Florida’s Office of Early Learning
Project Period: 12/7/2018 – 8/31/2021
Award Amount: $9,000,000
Project Title: Moran Early Learning Florida
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: University of Florida Foundation (Jim Moran Foundation Flow Through)
Project Period: 9/1/2018 – 8/31/2021
Award Amount: $1,750,000
Project Title: Southwest Human Development Educare Lab
Principal Investigator: Philip Poekert
Co-PI(s): N/A
Funding Agency: Southwest Human Development
Project Period: 8/1/2018 – 7/31/2021
Award Amount: $89,070